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The Toil Of Sisyphus(1st Edition)
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Bo Lindell
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ISBN: B08BQVRRF3, 979-8651203369
Book publisher: Independently published
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Book Summary: The Toil Of Sisyphus Is The Fourth And Final Volume Of Bo Lindell’s History Of Radiation, Radioactivity, And Radiological Protection, A Continuation Of Pandora’s Box, The Sword Of Damocles, And The Labours Of Hercules. It Is Aimed At Persons With A General Interest In Radiation And Requires No Previous Knowledge. The Book Deals With The 20th Century After 1966, When The Great Swedish Pioneer Rolf Sievert Passed Away, And Synoptically With Developments During The First Decade Of The 21st Century.At Sievert’s Retirement In 1965, His Radiation-science Empire Had Been Split Into Three Parts: A University Department Of Medical Radiation Physics; Another University Department Of Radiobiology; And The Swedish Radiation Protection Institute (SSI) Which Was Both An Expert Organisation And A Regulatory Authority. The Institute’s First Leader Was Bo Lindell, As Its ‘Professor And Manager’ – A Title That Sievert Persuaded The Government To Stipulate In Order To Emphasise The Scientific Nature Of The Position. He Retired From That Position In 1982 But Remained An Emeritus Adviser Until 2008.Professor Bo Lindell (1922-2016) Had A Degree In Engineering Physics And A PhD In Radiation Physics. He Was Scientific Secretary And Then Chairman Of The International Commission On Radiological Protection (ICRP), And A Leading Member Of The UN Scientific Committee On The Effects Of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) As The Swedish Delegate, And, For A Time, Chairman. He Also Participated Actively In The Work Of Other International And National Organisations Dealing With Radiation. Through This Central Position, Lindell Had Full Insight Into The International Development Of Radiological Protection, And Unique Opportunities To Influence This Development, Which He Used To The Full To Ensure That Proper Account Was Taken Of Both Ethical And Practical Concerns.Lindell Chose The Title, The Toil Of Sisyphus, As An Analogy To The Difficulties Encountered By The Nuclear Power Industry In Its Efforts To Gain Acceptance. However, The Book Is Not Limited To, Or Even Primarily Oriented Towards, Nuclear Energy. It Covers All Aspects Of Radiation And Radiological Protection Problems And Issues During A Period Of Significant Political And Societal Upheavals Around The Globe.The Title Turned Out, As Lindell Continued To Write, To Have Many Further Connotations To The Observations And Issues He Describes, And To His Own Work. It Can Also Be Seen As A Fateful Comment On The Swedish Radiation Protection Institute, Which Was Born And Nurtured In Lindell’s Hands, Became A World-renowned Entity Through His And His Colleagues’ Efforts, And In 2008 Became A Part Of A New, Bigger Radiation Safety Authority – With Obvious Economies Of Scale But Also The Peril Of Specific Scientific Expertise Fading Into A More Conventional Governmental Agency.Bo Lindell’s Personal Narrative Provides An Eminently Readable Account Of All Salient Events, Spiced With Many Entertaining, And Sometimes Heart-rending, Anecdotes. Covering The Period When Lindell Was Deeply Personally Involved, This Volume Is Formatted As Chronological Diary Notes Rather Than The Topic-oriented Accounts In The Previous Volumes. In Response To Lindell’s Own Fears That It Would Be Subjective, Knowledgeable Readers Have Instead Described This Book As Even More Colourful Than The Three Previous Volumes.Lindell Wrote This Book Series, His Magnum Opus, In Swedish. Aided By Generous Grants, The Nordic Society For Radiation Protection (NSFS) Proudly Presents This Translation Into English.
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